American chat show host Ellen DeGeneres famously took one of herself with an A-list group of celebrities including Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey and Julia Roberts at this year’s Oscars.

The word ‘selfie’ was also recently named Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2013.

Dacorum’s tourism and marketing manager Susan Lea said: “There are so many gorgeous places in Dacorum – from areas of outstanding natural beauty to world class sports facilities, as well as historic locations and great attractions to visit and enjoy.

“We want local people to get behind our passion for the area by tweeting us their selfies alongside Dacorum’s gems.”

Entrants should send their photos to @DacorumLNF on social networking website Twitter.

The photos will be used to help promote Dacorum and show what makes the area such a great place to live, work, and enjoy.

A judging panel of council representatives will select the winners on Wednesday, June 18.

The authority is sponsoring Chilfest as part of the ‘Dacorum Look no further’ campaign that is helping to promote the area.